The elections are being seen as a vote on Mister Maliki's leadership ahead of national parliamentary elections to be held later this year.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Nils Bohlin recognized that both the upper and lower body needed to be held securely in place.

VOA: special.2011.03.01

Guests were not told where the wedding was to be held until a week before the event.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

It has an interesting history. The first Jamboree was supposed to be held in nineteen thirty-five.

VOA: special.2010.08.06

For example, working women used to be shown mostly as nurses or teachers, because those were the jobs that many held in real life.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

The meetings used to be held about once every two years.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

Another international conference on Afghanistan is to be held March 31 at the Hague, with Iran among the invited governments.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

"The Iranian government must now demonstrate through deeds its peaceful intentions or be held accountable to international standards and international law."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Many senators are worried that the 240 detainees held there could be transferred to prisons in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Prime Minister Brown leads the Labor party, which used to be headed by Tony Blair and has held power for 13 years.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

"Never again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is too big to fail,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Hatoyama is expected to be formally elected prime minister in a special session of parliament, which must be held within 30 days.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

An earlier leaders meeting had to be canceled after anti-government protesters stormed a key venue where the summit was due to be held.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

(Sound) As Nick Griffin arrived at the studios for the show, protesters had to be held back.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

This was the first Summit of the Americas to be held in a Caribbean nation, and was notable for a virtual absence of protesters.

VOA: standard.2009.04.19

A runoff election is supposed to be held two weeks after the final results are certified.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

If no candidate receives more than half of the total votes a run-off between the two top contenders is to be held in early October.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Coomaraswamy says it is critical for the international community to remain steadfast and determined to make those who violate the rights of children be held accountable.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"If we let people just do what they want to do and not be held accountable, that is opening up the doors to torture and abuse."

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

It is scheduled to be held on September 24 and will be chaired by President Obama the first time a U.S.president has led a Security Council meeting.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

The event is to be held in New Delhi in October next year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Special masses to remember the victims were also to be held later Saturday in Poland, a heavily Catholic nation, including in Warsaw and the city of Krakow.

VOA: standard.2010.04.10

Currently,they can be held seven days. And it would boost from 120 days to two years the time a suspect can be held before being brought to trial.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"The proof is here. The arrest and the military court that is being held against Aung San Suu Kyi is proof that the regime is to be condemned,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.15